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He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.
And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.
Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they read more
A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.
I mix them with my brains, sir.
I mix them with my brains, sir.
The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.
The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.
As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.
As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.
I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn
I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.
